Take, for example, this dessert from Colt & Gray.
This moist, spongey brioche bread pudding is speckled with mincemeat spices like cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon, then caramelized on top to give it a satisfying crunch that gives way to creaminess. It's supplemented with a cannelle of housemade stout ice cream, kissed with malt and cocoa notes, and plated over a smear of sweet, earthy raisin puree. It was a delightful end to a set menu that also includes beef tongue salad and salmon pot pie.
We hope the kitchen at least considers putting this on the list permanently, but right now, like the rest of what Colt & Gray is offering for Restaurant Week, the dessert's only guaranteed until Friday night, when DRW is officially over.
